Stove.



N0.812,614.. PATENTE@ PEB. 13, 1906.

' C. T. TAYLOR & G. L. CLARK.

STOVE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19,1905.

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PATENTED P BB. 13. 1906.

C. T. TAYLOR & G. L. CLARK.

STOVE.

uPLmATIoN FILED JUNE 19, 190s.

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WITNESSES:

`%Q l Afro/mf UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL TRUE TAYLOR AND GEORGE LEO CLARK, OF MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS.

STOVE.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

Application filed June 19, 1905. Serial No. 265,856.

To ad whom, it' 1v1/ty concer/'71,:

Be it known that we, CARL TRUE TAYLOR and GEORGE LEO CLARK, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Mount Sterling, in the county ofBrown and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Stove, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to stoves; and the object of the invention is toproduce a stove in which the combustion will be improved and equalizedat all parts and to provide the stove with improved means for heatingair for the purpose of warming living apartments or rooms.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully hereinafter described, and definitely set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a central vertical section through a stove embodying ourinvention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section upon a reduced scale and takenon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the stove,the upper portion and a part of the base thereof being broken away andshown in section.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1

represents the body of the stove, which is of a common cylindrical formcontracted below, as at 2, and provided with a grate. Beneath the grate3 the stove is formed with a base 4, having a bottom 5, supporting anash-pan 6. The interior of this base 4 constitutes an ashbox, and accessis had to the interior thereof through a hinged door 7. The type ofstove illustrated is especially intended for burning soft coal, and thefuel would be fed to the re at the fire-door 8.' In applying ourinvention in order to improve the combustion of the coal we provide atubular air-duct 9, which passes in through a bell-mouth 9al at the sideof the base. This tubular air-duct extends to a point beneath the centerof the grate 3, as indicated, at whichpoint is formed a T-head 10, theaxis of the head being substantially vertical and opening above andbelow, as indicated. The tubular duct 9 constitutes the only air-inletto the burning coal. Itaffords means for delivering air at substantiallythe central point of the grate. From this point the dome 15 at anopening 23.

the air will of course End its way upwardly through all parts of thefire-bed. This arrangement has not the disadvantage of an ordinarydraft-opening, because by the latter arrangement the air has a tendencyto follow the shortest path or the path of least resistance.

In order to increase the heating capacity of the stove, we provide inthe upper portion of the body thereof a refiector 11, which is ofconical frrm, the axis of the same being in a vertical position. Thisreflector is disposed centrally in the body of the stove, and itsgreatest diameter is slightly less than the interior diameter of thestove, whereby an annular passage-way or opening 12 is formedthereabout, as will be readily understood. This reflector is preferablysupported upon vertical hangers 13, which depend from a collar 14 on thedome or cover 15 of the stove, the said collar 14 being arranged aroundan opening through which the smoke escapes, and this collar affordsmeans for attaching the stove-pipe 16, as indicated. Just beneath` thereflector 11 there is mounted a heating-coil 17, which is of annularform, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 2. This coil 17 is of lessdiameter than the reflector, so that the lower edges of the reflectorproject beyond the same, as will be readily understood. Air is admittedto the coil 17 through an inletpipe 18, which passes vertically upwardat the rear of the stove body. Its lower extremity terminates in aninlet mouth or snout 19, adapted to take air from a point near the floorand under the base 4 of the stove, and the upward extremity of the pipeis formed with a laterally disposed neck 20, which passesthrough anopening in the wall of the body, as indicated, connecting with the coil17 on the interior. At a point opposite to the neck 20 an outlet-pipe 21is arranged, which leads vertically upward from the coil 1 7, as shown.This outlet-pipe passes through a recess or opening 22,l formed in thelower edge of the reflector, and passes out through On the outer sideofthe stove-body an annular heatingshelf 24 is arranged, the same beingsupported at substantially the height of the lower edge of the reector.

In the operation of the stove the heated gases and gases of combustionwhich pass upwardly in the body of the stove are reflected IOSdownwardly by the reflector. In thisway the reflector operates toconcentrate the heat just beneath it, at which point the heatingcoil 17is located. In this way the air which passes throughl the stove is veryhighly heated in the coil. After passing through the stove this air maybe allowed to escape in the room in which the stove is placed, or it maybe passed through heating-pipes running to other rooms. The conical formof the reflector is not only conducive to the concentration of the heatbeneath it, but also operates to prevent the accumulation of ashes orsoot upon its upper7 side.

With a stove constructed as described a very complete combustion of thecoal is effected and the heating power of the stove is much increased bythe reflector.

In order to enable the grate 3 to be shaken, we provide the same with adownwardly-offset arm 25, which projects through an opening 26 in theash-door 7.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A stove having a vertically-elongatedl ingair to said ring, and an outlet-pipe adapted to conduct air from saidring,

2. A stove having a substantially cylindrical body including a cover, asubstantially conical reflector supported from said cover, an air-ringdisposed within said body beneath the edge of said reflector, aninletpipe leading at the side of said body from a' point near the floorand communicating with said air-ring, and an outlet-pipe leading fromsaid air-ring and passing upwardly within said body and through saidcover.

8. A stove having a substantially cylindrical body surmounted by a coverhaving a centrally-disposed opening therein, a collar projectingupwardly at said opening, a vplurality of hangers attached to saidcollar and depending into the interior of said body, a substantiallyconical reflector attached to said hangers and supported thereby, anairring disposed under said reflector, an inletpipe leading to saidair-ring, and an outletpipe leading therefrom.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CARL TRUE TAYLOR.

GEORGE LEO CLARK. Witnesses: HARRY G. TAYLOR, WALTER I. MANNY.

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